EGGPLANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does eggplant mean?
• EGGPLANT (noun)
The noun EGGPLANT has 2 senses:
1. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
2. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
Familiarity information: EGGPLANT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EGGPLANT (noun)
Meaning:
Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
eggplant; aubergine; mad apple
Hypernyms ("eggplant" is a kind of...):
solanaceous vegetable (any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon)
Holonyms ("eggplant" is a part of...):
aubergine; brinjal; eggplant; eggplant bush; garden egg; mad apple; Solanum melongena (hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable)
Meaning:
Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
mad apple; garden egg; eggplant bush; Solanum melongena; brinjal; aubergine; eggplant
Hypernyms ("eggplant" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "eggplant"):
aubergine; eggplant; mad apple (egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow)
Holonyms ("eggplant" is a member of...):
genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)
